Carpet
1920-1939 (made)
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Woollen carpet with a scene of a pond with ducks, birds, deer and tall flowering trees. The predominant colours are pinks, blues and browns on a fawn ground.
Warp: white cotton; (Z4S) 2Z; 34-38 knots per inch (136-144 per dm); depressed.
Weft: white, (Z4S) 2Z; and blue cotton, Z4S; 2 shoots, sometimes 3 after each row of knots and apparently first a shoot of white and then blue; 14-16 knots per inch (58-60 per dm).
Pile: wool; 18 colours: dark red, orange, light orange, yellow, dark green, green, light green, very light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, pink, 2 shades of brown, light brown, very light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 238-304 knots per sq. inch (3944-4320 per sq. dm).
Side finish: one cord oversewn with red wool.
End finish: Lower: warp threads unpicked to form later fringe. Upper: 1 cm plainweave with one row of pink and yellow weft twining.
Design: Field: light green ground. Scene of pond with ducks and deer drinking surrounded by tall flowering trees where birds perch. A pair of narrow spandrels at the upper end are outlined in red.
Main border: pink ground with flowers, shrubs and birds.
Inner and outer borders: black and dark blue ground with floral meander. From 65 cm above the lower end the guard stripe changes from reciprocal triangles in white and red or diamonds on a white ground. At this point there are also changes in the use of colour and the precision of the outlines. The top guard stripes are reciprocal triangles.
Warp: white cotton; (Z4S) 2Z; 34-38 knots per inch (136-144 per dm); depressed.
Weft: white, (Z4S) 2Z; and blue cotton, Z4S; 2 shoots, sometimes 3 after each row of knots and apparently first a shoot of white and then blue; 14-16 knots per inch (58-60 per dm).
Pile: wool; 18 colours: dark red, orange, light orange, yellow, dark green, green, light green, very light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, pink, 2 shades of brown, light brown, very light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 238-304 knots per sq. inch (3944-4320 per sq. dm).
Side finish: one cord oversewn with red wool.
End finish: Lower: warp threads unpicked to form later fringe. Upper: 1 cm plainweave with one row of pink and yellow weft twining.
Design: Field: light green ground. Scene of pond with ducks and deer drinking surrounded by tall flowering trees where birds perch. A pair of narrow spandrels at the upper end are outlined in red.
Main border: pink ground with flowers, shrubs and birds.
Inner and outer borders: black and dark blue ground with floral meander. From 65 cm above the lower end the guard stripe changes from reciprocal triangles in white and red or diamonds on a white ground. At this point there are also changes in the use of colour and the precision of the outlines. The top guard stripes are reciprocal triangles.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Woollen knotted pile, with cotton |
| Brief description | Woollen carpet, Iran, 1920-1939 |
| Physical description | Woollen carpet with a scene of a pond with ducks, birds, deer and tall flowering trees. The predominant colours are pinks, blues and browns on a fawn ground. Warp: white cotton; (Z4S) 2Z; 34-38 knots per inch (136-144 per dm); depressed. Weft: white, (Z4S) 2Z; and blue cotton, Z4S; 2 shoots, sometimes 3 after each row of knots and apparently first a shoot of white and then blue; 14-16 knots per inch (58-60 per dm). Pile: wool; 18 colours: dark red, orange, light orange, yellow, dark green, green, light green, very light green, dark blue, blue, light blue, pink, 2 shades of brown, light brown, very light brown, black, white; asymmetrical knot, open to the left and tied around 2 threads; 238-304 knots per sq. inch (3944-4320 per sq. dm). Side finish: one cord oversewn with red wool. End finish: Lower: warp threads unpicked to form later fringe. Upper: 1 cm plainweave with one row of pink and yellow weft twining. Design: Field: light green ground. Scene of pond with ducks and deer drinking surrounded by tall flowering trees where birds perch. A pair of narrow spandrels at the upper end are outlined in red. Main border: pink ground with flowers, shrubs and birds. Inner and outer borders: black and dark blue ground with floral meander. From 65 cm above the lower end the guard stripe changes from reciprocal triangles in white and red or diamonds on a white ground. At this point there are also changes in the use of colour and the precision of the outlines. The top guard stripes are reciprocal triangles. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Dame Ada MacNaghten |
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| Accession number | T.40-1970 |
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| Record created | October 13, 2005 |
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